Week Seven with the Pups
June 14 - 20

Tunnel Action

More Tunnel

Release the
Dogs!

Squirrel Tail
training

ABOUT FRYSKE POINT

Fryske Point Stabyhoun is dedicated to sound
breeding practices and the preservation of the Stabyhoun breed.
We have two females living with us and going wherever we travel.
Our first Staby is named Fryske Point Worth Repeating with the
call name of “Echo”. She came into our lives in May of 2004 and
has been our guide to owning a Stabyhoun!

Fryske Point is a charter member of a North American breed club
called the Ameri-Can Stabyhoun Association (ASA). We believe in
doing intensive puppy rearing, working with them from day 3 with
the Super Dog Treatment. Then at 6 1/2 to 7
weeks, we do the Volhard P.A.T. evaluation along with the PAWS
Working Dog Evaluation. At this point, we have already
been doing clicker training and building the pup's confidence
through puzzle solving, agility, and bird training. We use Pat
Hastings evaluation of puppy structure
(http://dogfolk.com/thehastings.htm) as our guide in the tough
job of evaluating a pup's conformation.

We are located in Bluffton, South Carolina, but most of our
summers are spent in the Adirondack Park on Chazy Lake in upper
NY State.

OUR MISSION

At Fryske Point, our goal is to preserve, protect and
promote the health, character, appearance, and general well
being of the Stabyhoun, as well as its natural working ability
and other unique characteristics of the breed.

We adhere to the Code of Ethics of the Ameri-Can Stabyhoun
Association, the only North American “fledgling” of the Dutch
Stabij- and Wetterhoun Association. As such, we breed only those
Stabyhouns that conform to the official Dutch breed standard as
adopted by the Federation Cynologique Internationale, hereafter
referred to as the FCI and accepted by the ASA. Our Stabys are
evaluated against this Dutch standard by certified Dutch Judges
for the breed, flown over to North America for that specific
purpose.

In addition to the phenotype
evaluation, we also have the hips and elbows certified by an
approved agency to guard against the occurrence of dysplasia.
The breeds known health issues of epilepsy, elbow dysplasia,
hip dysplasia, heart disease, and neurological problems are
still relatively low percentages within the population. Still,
we believe in adhering to strict rules to diminish these
elements from occurring when using possible carriers.

At Fryske Point, we believe in breeding only the finest
temperaments, as having a best friend and a devoted pet should be
the number one consideration for any owner. While maintaining and
building our lines is an important goal, we take pride in our dogs
being intelligent, and responsive working dogs as well. We want
our dogs to be used in the field, or obedience and agility trials
whenever possible, to maintain the original working abilities of
the Stabyhoun breed. Temperament is an essential part of this
working ability and we start work with our pups from the minute
they can walk. From 2 weeks of age, we start to build a strong and
confident dog with proper socialization of the litter.